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Thermal Baths
Budapest apparently has the most thermal baths of any major city. We decide to check one out on Thursday. Szechenyi pool has outdoor pools and indoor hot tubs, saunas, and steam rooms. All the pools have different temperatures, most are between 25- 35 degrees. The saunas and steam rooms are also heated to different temps. The hottest sauna we see is set to 60-70 degrees! On a hot day, the pools are an excellent way to stay cool. We test out several baths and pools and leave when our fingers turn all wrinkly.
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Budapest, alive at night
Budapest is hot and sunny during these long June days. We spend the days wandering various parts of the city. Up and down Kiraly Utca, where our hostel is centrally located, we branch off into the side streets to find restaurants and cafes. Two streets over is Andrassy Utca, the main street in the city that connects all the way to Hero’s Square. Budapest is actually made of two halves: Buda to the West of the river and Pest to the East. The Buda side is cute, lots of smaller narrower streets with colourful buildings lining the sides. The Buda hills contain the castle, Matthias church and the Fisherman’s Bastion…
